Posts from the ‘The Pearls’ Category
ROSA: I love reading art and culture magazines called “Juxtapoz” and Hi-Fructose. If you do not know, go to Barnes and Nobles bookstore, They sell those magazines. Their focus is on street and local artists. Really, its non-traditional form of art. That, I am drawn to. Its not like going to an art museum or [...]
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SHEENA: Knowing that having a disability is frowned upon in Jamaica, how did you managed to overcome the oppression? CLAUDIA: I think its fair to say that the term “overcome” – I have mixed feelings about the term “overcome.” People just find ways to survive through circumstances. I became deaf at the age of 8. [...]
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SHEENA: What inspired you to create the abstract the I love you sign? Many people do it the most common way. Yours is abstract. What started that? MARA: The abstract sign of I love you happened back then during the college years. I remember that the teacher gave me an assignment. It said, “Imagine you [...]
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SHEENA: For many years, there was much talk about wanting to set up something similar as Deaf Women in Film. Here came along you. What was the ah-ha moment that caused the birth of DWIF? JULES: Really… I’ve been actively involved with filming and directing. So, I want to learn everything I could plus I’m [...]
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KAREN: Ever since I was 9, I’ve always been a writer but was never labeled one. I grew up writing – wrote for school newspapers, always had dreams, but never actually pursed those dreams. One day, in 2006, blogging was hot at that time which got me curious about what it was about. So, I [...]
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